Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Margin for Unitedhealth (UNH) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 3.81%.

  • Unitedhealth's Operating Margin fell 48200.0% to 3.81% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 6.06%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 21200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 8.07% for FY2024, which is 6400.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Unitedhealth's Operating Margin stood at 3.81%, which was down 48200.0% from 4.61% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Unitedhealth's Operating Margin's 5-year high stood at 9.6% during Q1 2021, with a 5-year trough of 3.81% in Q3 2025.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Operating Margin was 8.32% (2022), whereas its average is 8.02%.
  • Within the past 5 years, the most significant YoY rise in Unitedhealth's Operating Margin was 21400bps (2021), while the steepest drop was -64900bps (2021).
  • Over the past 5 years, Unitedhealth's Operating Margin (Quarter) stood at 7.51% in 2021, then grew by 11bps to 8.32% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 8.14% in 2023, then dropped by -5bps to 7.71% in 2024, then plummeted by -51bps to 3.81% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin stands at 3.81% for Q3 2025, versus 4.61% for Q2 2025 and 8.32% for Q1 2025.